ACTIVATE (Local & Global Outreach)

WHY do we ACTIVATE?

Our worship strengthens us to go out and do God's work in the world: to heal the suffering, to welcome the stranger, to feed the hungry, and to care for creation!

We ACTIVATE as an expression of our baptismal vows to "seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves" and to "strive for justice and peace and respect the dignity of every human person." We ACTIVATE as an expression of our commitment to work, pray, and give to support the kingdom of God and the common good.

HOW do we ACTIVATE?

WE PRAY, ACT, ADVOCATE

Below is a list of the current projects and issues that members of Canterbury are actively engaging. See an idea or an area that interests you? Contact the "point person" to see how you can get involved or work together!

& We GIVE!

​And last, but not least, we're excited about:

ACTIVATING FOR GENEROSITY​

At Pentecost (each year in May or June) the entire household of Canterbury is invited to participate in a potluck lunch and semi-annual meeting following the 10AM service. At this meeting we'll briefly discuss the many worthy causes that members of Canterbury feel called to support. Then every member in attendance (kids included!) will get to help us choose how to allocate Canterbury's outreach dollars for the year.

In addition to the amount designated for outreach in Canterbury's Annual Budget, our vestry has committed to allocate $1 for outreach for every $3 we receive in excess of the our budgeted income for the year! In other words, the first 1/3 of any income we receive in excess of our (very bare-bones) budgeted operating expenses for the year will be earmarked for outreach. (FYI, the next 1/3 will go for savings, and the final 1/3 will be available to fund operating expenses not covered in our original budget.)

Anyone and everyone (kids included!) is welcome to propose worthwhile organizations and projects to benefit from a little extra financial gift from Canterbury. If you have a favorite project or organization for which you'd like to request financial support from the household of Canterbury this year, please submit a brief description of the project/organization using this ACTIVATE FOR GENEROSITY form for inclusion in this year's Semi-Annual Meeting (Report & Discussion) on Pentecost

Download an ACTIVATE FOR GENEROSITY FORM if you'd like to recommend an organization or project to receive outreach funds from Canterbury! Submit to Sylvia+ by May 1st!